Faucet.



W. HAYNES.

PAUGBT.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1909.

Patented July 5,1910.

UNITED sTATEs vPATENT OFFICE.

y WALTER HAYNES', F PORTLAND', OREGQN.

Patented July 5, 1910.

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963,221.. specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea August a, 1909. seriai'no. 511,910.

To all whom 'it 'ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER HAYN-ns, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of' Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement ina Faucet, ofwh1ch the followmg isa specification. I

i This invention relates to faucets especially adapted to be used in connection with bathtubs, wash-basins, sinks and the llke, the object being to provide a faucet whichls adapted to-supply either hot or cold water or both.

Another object of my invention 1s to provide a faucet with a pair of inlet ports to `Which are connected the hot' and c old water pipe, the ports communicatmg with a central chamber, and are controlled by a palr of valves which are operated by one handle so that either of said ports can be opened or both at the same time by simply swinging the handle.

' Another object ofthe invention is to provide a faucet which is so constructed that the .parts 'are not liable to get out of order,

and one which is very eiiectlve in use, as the How of the hot and cold water through the same can be re lated so as to give the water passing out o the same any temperature desired.

With these objects in view', the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing vforming lal part of this specication:-Figure 1 is a vertical section Y taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is i forming the body a section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a section taken `on line 3 3 of Fig. .2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view' of my improved faucet, and Fig. 5 is a perspective vlew of the valve and operating mechanism.

In the drawing A lndicates the casing of my improved faucet whichis provided with a spout B and passages C and D which communicate with a chamber E, the passages being provided with threaded end portions, in which are hot and cold water pipes F and G, adapted to besecuredfor supplying Water to the chamber. The passages are provi'ded with annular beveled shoulders C', D forming valveseats for the valves I-I and I which are carried by stems H', I', which are slidably mounted in theoppositely disposed arms J 'upper ends of the stems H,

'Letters Patent is vvided with a spigot and hot of a post J arranged in the chamber E, the

vlded with curved armsH2 I2, and are surrounded by coiled springs H3 I3 between the arms Il2 I2 and the arms J of the l osts J so that the valves will be held up agalnst the seats C', D so as to normally close the passages C and D. T he upper end vof the post J is concaved to form a seat for a ball K which is held in place by a collar L which incloses the chamber E and is secured in place by a ring M and made water-tight by an ordinary rubber gasket. The ball is provided with a threaded bore in which is secured a handle -N which extends through the-opening of the collar and is prevented from being moved backwardly by a lip L. The ball 1s also provided with a substantially semi-circular lip K adapted to engage the arms H2 I2 of the valve-stem when drawn forwardly by the handle so as to open the valve, and when shoved to either side one of the valves will be opened and the other closed, and it will beseen that by pulling theI handle forwardly and gradually shoving it to either side desired, the temperature of the Water passing out of the faucet can be readily regulated.

By means of this construction the temperature of the water drawn may be varied from the coldest of onepipe to the hottest of the other, such decrease or increase in temperature being entirely independent of the rate of How, and furthermore it will be also obvious thatv the rate of flow may be regulated independent of the temperature of the Water drawn.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure. by

a casing proand cold water ports, of spring actuated valves for closing said ports, a ball mounted in said casing provided' with a lip for operating said4 valves, and a handle connected to said ball.

2. The combination with a casing provided witli a chamber having a spout and hot and cold water passages communicating therewith, of spring actuated valves for closing said passages, and a ball mounted in said chamber provided with a semi-circular lip for operating said valves, simultaneously or independently.

3. The combination with a casing provided with a chamber having an opened top,

1. The combination with I being proman* of a spout" and hot and cold water portsl communicating with said chamber, a post formed in said chamber provided -with opp?- sitely disposed arms, Valve-stems slida mounted 1n said arms carrying valves at :their lower ends for closing said ports and provided with curved arms at their upper ends, a -ball mounted in the end of said post provlded with a lip adapted to engage said arm of said valve-Sterns, a collar for closlng said chamber, and a handle for operating saidv ball. i

,4. The combination with the casing pro-A vided With spaced inlet -portsand a spout,

of spring actuated valves forl closing said 15 ports, said valves being carried by stems provided with curved arms at'their upper ends, a ball mounted in said casing provided with a substantially semi-circular lip adapted to en age said arms of said stems, and a 20 WALTER HAYNES.

' Witnesses:

R. WALL,

A. BRADT.' 

